Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
w. T.. Howard Found GuiIty-Four Liquor
Dealers Heavily Fined.


MIDDLEBURY, Dec. 27.-The case of the
town of Salisbury VS.. Wesley f. Howard
was completed in the County Court to-day.
The arguments were made made yester
day afternoon, Mr.. Kingsley opening for
the plaintiff and being followed for the
defense by Mr.. Tupper and Mr.. Bliss An
evening session of an hour was held. and
Mr.. Ballard made the closing plea for the
defense. Judge Tyler gave the case to
the jury this morning in clear and i'm
partial charge. The jury brought the de-
fendant in guilty of the trespass alleged
and gave the town of Salisbury s7l 35
damages and costs.
The next case called was State vs. |
George Larrow, who was indicted for
adultery. The States claim is that on
Sunday, July Is, 1886, at Leicester, Lar |
row was caught IN Il compromising posi- |
ton with woman named Aurilla May |
hew, who is almost an idiot and about 30 |
years of age. Aurilla had been left alone
in the house that day. A neghbor named
Mrs. Whittemore happened in and going |
through the house went into parler which |
IL also used as a bedroom and there she |
discovered the woman and Larrow on the |
bed, while a man named John Pinchon
was standing by it's side. Mrs. White !
more got out of the room immediately and |
went home and told her husband. Later |
Ill the day the men went to the White |
more house and offered Mrs. Whittemore |
30 to hush the matter up and she said she
would take the money. But it turned out
that between them the two men could
only raise 81, and she wouldn't take
that Mrs. WhittemOre asserted on the
stand to-day that she wouldn't have taken
the 50 had they been able to raise it, The
men were arrested and bound over, and in
June last were indicted, PinchOn for rape
and Larrow for both rdDe aud adultery.
The two Indictments for rape have been
mol pressed, and the one for adultery
against LarrOw is the only case growing
out of the affair to be brought to trial.
| The nature of the evidence for the State
was such that states Attorney Wilds
asked that the public he excluded from
! the court room and Judge Tyler so or
! dered. The respondent acknowledges that
he was AT the house where the Mayhem
! girl was that day, but denies totally that
| there was anything criminal in his con
duct while he was there. The case is still
on and it will prooably last through
| the better part of the forenoon
to morrow States Attorney Wids
assisted in the prosecution bv w. w.
! Rider of Bristol, and James NJ. Slade and
! w H. Bliss are defending Mr. Larrow
| Mrs Larrow, wife of the respondent, a
very pretty and neat young woman, sat
| with her husband III court part of the day
with young child in her lap.
Upon the opening OF the court this af
| ternoOn considerable number of
| liquor cases Were disposed of, to the ad-
vantage of the state. The following
! came into court and changed their pleas
| to guilty, paid heir fines and were dis
charged: John p P.trid2e OF Leicester, five
:, q 4 offence, husd $50 and costs; John
| O'Neil of Bri- oil, 10 first offences. 500
aud cost ; Landlord II itch of the Com
mrrcial IL ,nsc or Bristol, 10 first offences,
| 500 and costs; Dr.. Blsbee, druggist OF
Bristol, 10 first offences, 500 and costs,
In the cH9e OF the State vs.. Lewis La
! point of Bristol who is also charged with
/ having dealt out intOXicantS III Bristol,
/ the respondent was brought iutO court
1 and pleaded not guilty 10 an Information
charging him with hat offence. He was
/ PIT under 500 baIl for his appe france at
| some future time.
Completion of the Trial # George Larrow
mother Liquor Case.
| MIDDLEBr EY, Dec. IS The evidence
| for the dcttute IN the case of the State vs..
| George Larro'v was completed this morn
/ ing. The defence consisted mainly in
/ denial on the part of the respondent that
there was anything criminal in his actions
/ al he MayheW house GA the Sunday in
! quest ton aud H. efforts TO lmpeach Mr..
&ud Mrs. Wt,more, the principal wit
| nessts for TIN prosecution. There were
] /
| the State ~ well as in that
for the defence W w. Rider of Bris-
| tOl made the opening argument for the
! prosecution this forenoon, and he was fol-
| lowed tor the defence by James NJ. Sade
| of Middlebury. THIS afternoon w. H.
| Bliss of Mddlebury made the final argu-
| ment TOR the e~pundeut and States At
! luruey Wild3 then closed the case for the
| state. In "A briet but impartial charge
! Judge Tyler put the case in the jury's
| hands, and at about O'Clock they went
out to deliberate ana AT er remaining out
| Il short time brought in n verdict of not
| guilty. The case has takel up consider
| able more time than had been anticipated,
| having lasted nearly two whole { ays.
Tnis afternoon another liquor case was
disposed Of John Garno of Vergennes,
who last week pleaded not guilty
to an information charging him
with selling intuXicauts and was put
under 500 bonds, came into court,
| withdrew his former plea and plead guilty
of five first offences. He was fined $50
and costs, paid the amount required and
was discharged.
The next case TO be tried is that of the
| State VS.. .iOmn Conner. who is charged
| with Il ma lCOus assault upon Lewis
| Morris ut Nergenues The charge Is one
! which involves serious consequences to
| the respondent # he shall be convicted,
! and there viii he q fierce contest over the
case a larLe numOtr of witnesses have
been subj rnaed and the trial will last all